Ivica Dacic stated on Friday that the Helsinki legacy is at risk because of the Ukrainian crisis, and called for the restoration of trust among OSCE members. Dacic is the OSCE chairperson-in-office and Serbia0s first deputy prime minister and foreign minister. …read more Source:...

Fifteen EU and Energy Community countries in Central Eastern Europe and Southeastern Europe agreed on Friday to join forces to speed up the creation of missing gas infrastructure links, the European Commission said. Most of those countries do not have access to a diversified gas supply mainly due to missing infrastructure links to alternative gas...

Between January and May, Bulgarian exports to third countries increased by 10.4 % compared to the same period in 2014 and amounted to BGN 6.8 B. This is revealed by the preliminary estimates of the National Statistical Institute (NSI), which were released on Friday. The main trading partners of Bulgaria were Turkey, China, Serbia, the USA, Russia...

In the period January-May 2015 export from Bulgaria to countries outside the European Union has increased by 10% on the same period of 2014 and amounts to around EUR 3.5 billion. Bulgaria’s major trade partners outside the EU are: Turkey, China, Serbia, USA, the Russian Federation and Singapore, which form 50.6% of Bulgaria’s exports...

In the period July-August Bulgaria’s army continues the series of joint drills with NATO allies and partner countries. July 12 is the closing date of the Breeze 2015 naval drill encompassing vessels from Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, USA and Turkey. Other military drills during the period are: Platinum Lion 15 – 3 Land Operations with military...

KIEV (Reuters) – President Petro Poroshenko said on Friday the threat of terrorism had “significantly risen” in Ukraine, describing the country as awash with weapons trafficked from the east where a shaky ceasefire has eased fighting against pro-Russian rebels. …read more Source:...

On July 9, President Raimonds Vējonis went to a state visit to the President of Estonia Toomas Hendrik Ilves upon taking office as president. The visit was held in a friendly atmosphere and the two heads of state exchanged views about the Ukrainian crisis, economic cooperation and defense, Latvian Television reported. …read more Source:...